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July 20, 2007
• Surge Needs More Time to Work; Airline Carry-on Rules Change Again
• No-Torture Rules: President Bush Issues New Order; Pentagon vs. Hillary Clinton; America Votes 2008: South Carolina Up for Grabs


July 19, 2007
• Fear in Iraq. Bill Clinton Stands by His Wife Against Jabs From Elizabeth Edwards. Is the NYC Steam Blast Area a Toxic Danger Zone? Obama saying that Age-Appropriate Sex Education is OK For Kindergarten Children. Some Christians Want More say in the Government. Chinese Authorities Jailed an Investigative Reporter. Castro and the Bush Administration Pointing Fingers at Each Other.
• Tale of Two Iraqs; Did Explosion Release Asbestos Into New York City Air?
• Iraq: Moving "Goal Posts"; President Bush on the Road; Interview With Congressman Christopher Shays


July 18, 2007
• Explosion in Midtown Manhattan
• Starr reports live from Ramadi, Iraq on General Peter Pace's visit to the region. Whitbeck and O'Brien report on the crash in Sao Paolo, Brazil and the difficulties for large, modern planes landing on short runways built long ago
• Deadlock After All-Nighter: No Senate Progress on Iraq; Chasing Osama bin Laden; NYC Security Cash Crunch


July 17, 2007
• Airplane Crashes in Brazil. Iraq May be a Launch Pad For al Qaeda to Harm the U.S. Democrats Staging an All-Nighter Anti-War Marathon. Military in Iraq Waiting for Bomb-Proof Vehicles, Which Are Late. Are U.S. Nuclear Plants Able to Withstand an Earthquake? John Edward's Wife Dings Hillary Clinton
• U.S. Intelligence Warns Iraq Might Become Terrorist Staging Ground; Earthquake Triggers Nuclear Fears
• Al Qaeda Threat in U.S.; Dems Stage Anti-War Marathon; Interview With Senator Chris Dodd


July 16, 2007
• Senator Vitter Holds Press Conference; Americans Held in Iran
• Iran's Role in Iraq; Will Georgia Execute an Innocent Man?
• Dems Stage All-Nighter Anti-War Spectacle; Interview With Governor Bill Richardson


July 13, 2007
• More GOP Senators Oppose Bush on Iraq; Pakistan's Islamist Revolt
• Islamist Revolt in Pakistan; Firefight in Baghdad
• McCain Takes Blame for Campaign Woes; Republican Rebellion on Iraq; House Dems Target President Bush's Ex-Lawyer


July 12, 2007
• An Intelligence Report is Saying al Qaeda is Boosting Efforts to Infiltrate the United States. Congressional Operatives went Under Cover to buy Radioactive Ingredients for a Dirty Bomb. The White House Hands Out some Mixed Grades on the Iraqi Report Card. An Undercover Investigation in a Beijing Neighborhood Reveals yet Another Problem with Chinese Products
• Fact Check on the Bush Administration's Iraq Report Card. Progress in Iraq.
• Mixed Iraq Progress Report; Interview With Senator Jon Kyl; McCain's Money Troubles


July 11, 2007
• Al Qaeda Making a Shocking Comeback. A Key Interim Report Measuring the Progress in Iraq is Due Out Soon. Giuliani Under Fire From the Firefighters Union. Larry Flynt On a Mission As He Exposes Senator David Vitter's Phone Call to a Washington, D.C. Madam. A U.S. Attorney is Saying Brian Wells is a Co-conspirator in the Planning of a Bank Robbery.
• The "Gut Feeling" Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Has. Chernoff Reports on New Charges in the Human Time Bomb Bank Robbery
• Dodging Questions: Unclear Answers to Issues on Iraq; Major Test on Iraq Fails; Revisiting Iraq Study Group Report


July 10, 2007
• Does the Pentagon Have a Plan B in Mind? George McGovern says He's Not Sure if an Anti-War Democrat Can Win in 2008. Senator Vitter's Telephone Number was Found in Deborah Jeane Palfrey's Little Black Book. Prince William County, Virginia is Trying to Get a Law Passed to Crack Down on Illegal Immigrants. China Approves the Death Sentence Against it's Food Chief, Accused of Taking Bribes and Dereliction of Duty. Interview with Filmmaker Michael Moore
• Taking Sides on Iraq; Calls for New Iraq Course; U.S. Troop Deployments
• Alternate War Strategies Considered by the Bush Administration. Can the Iraqi Government Meet Bush's Benchmarks?


July 09, 2007
• Pentagon Lowering the Bar for Measuring Success in Iraq. Some Congressmen Want to Stop Funding Guantanamo Bay. NAACP Held a Mock Funeral for the Burial of the "N" Word. The National Hurricane Center Director has Been Replaced. Panama's Noriega is Due to be Released From U.S. Prison. CNN's Dr. Gupta looks at "Sicko" and Some Facts Are Incorrect.
• The Administration is Lowering the Bar on Expectations in the Iraq War. Latest Developments on the Controversy Over the Director of the National Hurricane Center
• Latest Collision Between Congressional Democrats and President Bush on the war in Iraq and Republicans Breaking With the President. White House vows to Invoke Executive Privilege in the Scandal Surrounding the Firing of Eight Federal Prosecutors


July 06, 2007
• A Top U.S. Commander Makes an Urgent Plea and Issues a Dire Warning. Iraqi Doctor Charged in the U.K. Terror Probe. Possible Assassination Attempt Against Pakistani President Musharraf. Rebellion at the National Hurricane Center. Why is Bernard Kerik Keeping his Distance from Giuliani? Malaria is the Number One Killer for Some African Nations, not AIDs.
• U.S. Commanders on the Ground Warn Against Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Iraq. Updates on the Latest Fighting in Iraq
• Koch examines the significance of a federal appeals court decision to dismiss a legal challenge to the Bush administration's wiretapping program. Schneider explains why Republican senators are breaking with the president of his Iraq strategy


July 05, 2007
• Passport Wait Leaves Travellers Stuck; Pakistani Standoff Continues
• Domenici Breaking with Bush on the War in Iraq. State Department's Massive Backlog on Passports is Jeopardizing Travel Plans for Thousands. A New Terror File is Raising New Concerns about Possible Plots. Palestinian Sources Saying at Least Eight Hamas Militants Killed Today. Interview with Fawaz Gerges. Telemundo Mirthala Salinas, Who Was Involved with the L.A. Mayor, On A Leave of Absence, Pending a Review. Marines Under Investigation for Possible Civilian Deaths in 2004
• Domenici's Break with Bush's Iraq Strategy. White House Reaction to Clinton's Remarks About the "Scooter" Libby Sentence Commutation.


July 04, 2007
• National Mall Evacuated; Pakistanis Battle Islamists; Al Gore III Arrested for Drug Possession
• Security Measures Mark Holiday
• Campaigns Collide; Poll Results


July 03, 2007
• New Claims of al Qaeda-U.K. Bombings Link; Clintons Campaign in Iowa
• City Security Increases. The Significance of Doctor Terror Suspects.
• Henry describes the controversy over President Bush's decision to commute Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence. Newton reports the latest developments on the investigation into the terror attacks in Great Britain and Scotland


July 02, 2007
• Bush Commutes Libby's Sentence
• Putin Visits Bush Compound in Kennebunkport; Hezbollah in Iraq
• The Impact of McCain and Obama's Second Quarter Fundraising Numbers. The Meeting Between Bush and Putin.


June 29, 2007
• London on Alert After Close Calls with Car Bombs. Bush Monitoring the Activity in London While on Vacation in Maine. Presidential Candidates Mad Dash for Cash. Interview with Elizabeth Edwards.
• Thwarted Terror Attack in London: The United States's Reaction. the Pentagon Warns the Troops in Iraq Need Better Equipment to Deal with IEDs
• Full coverage of the thwarted terror attack in Central London. Koppel reports on the latest efforts by the Democrats to change course on the war in Iraq


June 28, 2007
• Supreme Court says Public Schools Can't Use Race in Assigning Children. Senate 14 Votes Short of the 60 Needed to Cut Off Debate on Immigration Bill. Democratic Candidates Having a debate at Howard University Tonight. Is Bill Clinton's Campaign Role Helping or Hurting Hillary?
• Immigration Bill Killed; Supreme Court Rules on Role of Race in School Assignments
• Koppel describes President Bush's defeat on immigration reform; Henry examines the meaning of the defeat.


June 27, 2007
• Senate Democrats Hit Bush Administration With New Subpoenas; Threat to Airline Safety
• U.S. Military Wages The PR War By Releasing Battle Video Of Heavy Fighting In Iraq
• Power Outage in the NYC Subway System. Subpoenas Issued by Congress in Connection with the Bush Administration's Secret Wiretap Program. Reaction to the Subpoenas at the White House


June 26, 2007
• Republican Senator Breaks Ranks Over Iraq War; CIA Releases Formerly Classified Documents
• Republican Senator Parts Ways With President Bush on Iraq; New Documents Show Darker Side of CIA
• Schneider examines the latest poll numbers that show dramatically lower support for the war in Iraq. Quijano reports the latest on the attempt to pass the immigration reform bill.


June 25, 2007
• Supreme Court's New Rulings; Cheney Claims He's Not Part of Executive Branch
• Devastating Attack in Baghdad; Islamic Militants in Gaza Take Hostages
• Examination of the Potential Threat to the Republican and Democratic Presidential Candidates from Independents.


June 22, 2007
• Congress Renews Debate Over Decades-Old U.S. Embargo On Cuba
• Are U.S. Troops are Gaining Ground in Iraq? The Latest Developments in the Nuclear Standoff Between the U.S. and Iran.
• Quijano Explains White House Reaction to Comments from Durbin about Cheney. The Latest Attempts by Lawmakers to Make a Deal on Immigration Reform


June 21, 2007
• Twelve U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq in 48 Hours; Guantanamo Bay May Close; Hamas rules as Islamic Militants run Gaza; Top U.S. Envoy Makes a Surprise Visit to North Korea; Americans Disillusioned with Congress; How and Why did Bin Laden's Family Leave America After 9/11; Study Shows Why the World Trade Center Collapsed; Waxman Charging Cheney is Abusing Power by Keeping Secrets; Is Nader Considering Running for President?
• Stunning Blow to U.S. Efforts in Iraq; Brazil's Energy Solution
• Spike in Deaths of U.S. Troops in Iraq; Bill Defeated That Would Have Increased Taxes on Big Oil Companies.


June 20, 2007
• Crackdown in Baghdad has Pushed al Qaeda and insurgents out of the City. Bush vetoes Stem Cell Research. Bloomberg Insists he has no '08 Presidental Aspirations. Secret Service Agents' Training. Interview with Lucy Liu.
• Friends or Foes: America and Iraq's Refugees; Congo Crisis; Inside the Secret Service
• Reaction to Bloomberg's Decision to Abandon the GOP. Latest Developments in Gaza


June 19, 2007
• Republican Bloomberg Leaves the GOP to Become an Independent. South Carolina is Mourning Firefighters Loss. Iraqi and U.S. forces Found an Orphanage Full of Abused Children in Baghdad. Giuliani quit the Iraq Study Group Because he was Making Speeches. Ravenel, Giuliani's Campaign Chairman in South Carolina, Indicted on Federal Charges of Cocaine Distribution. Fred Thompson meets with Margaret Thatcher. The Vatican's Ten Commandments for Drivers. Interview with George Mitchell
• Nine Firefighters Die in Building Collapse; Secret Service Training
• Talks Between Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert. The Take Back America Conference.


June 18, 2007
• U.S. Backs Mahmoud Abbas; Are Feminists Criticizing Hillary Clinton?; Angelina Jolie on Plight of Refugees
• U.S. Military Moves Into Triangle of Death; Is Pakistan's Democracy at Risk?
• Bush Administration Announces Support for Fatah; Surveying the '08 Field


June 15, 2007
• U.S. Officials Contend That From Gaza To Lebanon To Iraq, Iranian Arms Are Helping Radical Muslims Fighting Democracy
• Duke Rape Case Prosecutor to Resign; Interview With John Edwards; Four of Five Computers Back on Line on Space Station
• Nifong to Resign; Hamas Controls Gaza, Fatah the West Bank


June 14, 2007
• Crisis in Gaza Escalates; Will Bush Pardon Scooter Libby?
• Immigration Reform Showdown; Discussion with Amy Holmes; Libby Pressures for a Pardon
• Extra Income: Senators Disclose Dollars; A Giuliani Presidency; Pentagon's Progress Report on Iraq


June 13, 2007
• Earthquake in Guatemala; White House Insiders Slapped with Subpoenas; Interview with Shibley Telhami; White House Counselor Replacement.
• Golden Mosque in Samarra Bombed Again; Lebanese Lawmaker Assassinated
• Massive Earthquake Rocks Guatemala; Congress Subpoenas Two White House Officials


June 12, 2007
• Bush Urges Senate to Pass Immigration Reform; Is Sudan Helping the U.S. in Iraq?
• Will Senate Republicans Side With President Bush on Immigration Bill?; DA Mike Nifong On Trial
• Bush Urges Senate Republicans to Pass Immigration Reform Legislation; Romney Becomes GOP Frontrunner in New Hampshire


June 11, 2007
• U.S. Military Arms Iraqi Militias; Is Bush a Lame Duck?
• You Against Poverty: Th One Vote '08 Campaign; Teen Sex Ruling; Arming Sunni Militias to Fight al Qaeda
• Bash describes the latest on the push by Democrats for a vote of no confidence on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales in the Senate. Schneider discusses the impact of the CNN-sponsored presidential debates last week


June 10, 2007
• Encore Presentation - Special Edition: Sojourners Presidential Forum


June 09, 2007
• Encore Presentation - Special Edition: Sojourners Presidential Forum


June 08, 2007
• Encore Presentation -- Special Edition: Sojourners Presidential Forum
• Atlantis Launch Minutes Away. Gates Replacing Pace. Immigration Bill Collapses Among Finger Pointing. Secret Payments to Prince Bandar Under Scrutiny. U.S. Officials Talk of a Break-Through in the Search for Two Missing American Soldiers in Iraq.
• Abductors of U.S. Troops in Iraq in Custody. Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches Tonight. Hilton's Crime Drawing Attention to Drunk Driving. Webby Awards. Shakeup in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Compromise on Missile Shield Offered by Putin
• Collapse of the Compromise on Immigration Reform. Jefferson's Response to His Charges.


June 07, 2007
• Putin Offers Compromise on Missile Defense Issue; Interview With Carl Bernstein
• Interview with Carl Bernstein; Bush's Nominee for Surgeon General Facing Opposition; Google's New Map Tools Raise Privacy Concerns; Face-Off: U.S. and Russia; North Korea's Latest Missile Test
• Senate Immigration Reform Deal; Skipping Out on Iowa; Tensions Between U.S. and Russia Cooling Down


June 06, 2007
• Tension at the G8 Summit; Missing Conneticut Gril Found; Whitewashing Castro's Regime?; Immigration Bill Discussion
• Castro Goes Public; Cuba Book Ban; Like the Cold War: Tough Talk Ahead of Summit


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